a intermittenza

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “at intermittence”.

Adverb

a intermittenza

1. intermittently
   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     Winston sapeva che c'erano ma li vedeva solo a intermittenza.

     Winston knew they were there but he saw them only intermittently.